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Question

If a man rows at the rate of 14 kmph in still water and his rate against the current is 5 kmph, then the man’s rate along the current is:

A 23 kmph Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
B 31 kmph Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
C 27 kmph Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
D 36 kmph Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
E None of these Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

Solution

Let man’s speed downstream be x kmph. Man’s rate in still water = (x + 5) * ½ kmph 14 = (x + 5) * ½ kmph 28 = (x + 5) kmph x = 28 – 5 = 23 kmph

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